[Spanktron9]

I think I speak for many newbies when I say it would be great if there were a glossary (maybe there already is one?) of all the Abbrviations and acronyms that get bandied about on PO. I have been able to decipher or track down most, but a simple reference list would help a ton.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

[geojap2]

The urbandictionary.com has most every abbreviation, acronym and bit of slang used today.

[RedStateGreen]

We're working on one.

[Cashmere]

{Shanny - I can't remember exactly how the first censorship was phrased.}

[pedalling_faster]

the end of life as we know it
TEOLAWKI
(something like that)

TSHTF
the Sh*t hit the fan

LATOC
Life after the Oil Crash, LATOC

OMG WTF (oh my God, What the F*ck) -
what you say when TSHTF. commonly used among computer folks.

OIL BSOD -
oil blue screen of death. just made that one up.

pardon the swear words. it seems to go with the territory.

terminology -
doomer - thinks we're doomed
cornucopian - thinks technology will save us

[Spanktron9]

Thanks RSG, I look forward to reading it.

[TheDude]

MMC: Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms

[Windmills]

Great idea. When I first arrived on this board, it was difficult to follow many of the discussions because of my ignorance about the abbreviations.

EROEI: energy return on energy invested. A measure of how much energy is required in order to produce an energy source. The bigger the number, the better. Small EROEI numbers, perhaps below 2, may be a waste of time. Numbers less than 1 certainly are. They mean that you have to put more energy in than you get out, which is a loss or a sink.